tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515Wed, 16 Sep 2015 22:18:07 +0000From the FieldLeadership#SoEnt in the NewsBig PictureOrganization ToolsVideo SeriesYouthActionNet BlogTake Risks. Drive Change.http://youthactionnet.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Segue)Blogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-2465550920308185501Wed, 12 Feb 2014 14:59:00 +00002014-02-12T09:59:39.274-05:00New Blog Location!
Thank you for visiting the former home of the YouthActionNet Blog. The blog is now housed on the YouthActionNet website--please visit www.youthactionnet.org/blog for more great content.
http://youthactionnet.blogspot.com/2014/02/new-blog-location.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (YAN Staff)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-6189682739761052506Tue, 28 Jan 2014 20:59:00 +00002014-01-29T11:38:17.968-05:00#SoEnt in the NewsLeadershipOpportunities & Events: February and Beyond
We're officially one month into 2014--how are your resolutions coming along? If you have big dreams of taking your leadership abilities and organizational impact to new heights this year, bookmark this list of upcoming opportunities and events for young social entrepreneurs. Tip: sign up soon to lock in early-bird rates for many of the conferences happening later this year.
Opportunities
http://youthactionnet.blogspot.com/2014/01/opportunities-events-february-and-beyond.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (YAN Staff)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-8935664309233684235Tue, 28 Jan 2014 19:17:00 +00002014-01-28T16:06:13.516-05:00LeadershipShared Connection in Nairobi
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http://youthactionnet.blogspot.com/2014/01/a-living-network.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (YAN Staff)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-8870516399759521598Wed, 18 Dec 2013 17:16:00 +00002014-01-06T16:03:46.045-05:00#SoEnt in the NewsBig PictureClinton Global Initiative is Committed to Action: So Are We
By Dina Buchbinder
Last week, the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro hosted a
world-class event: the Clinton Global
Initiative (CGI) Latin America, and I was pleased to be part of it. The Rio meeting was the first of hopefully
many CGI conferences designed to debate and discuss solutions to the region’s
challenges. Sessions explored topics ranging from the revitalization of Latin
American citieshttp://youthactionnet.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-clinton-global-initiative-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (YAN Staff)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-4708101727180116868Mon, 09 Dec 2013 21:41:00 +00002013-12-09T16:41:57.712-05:00LeadershipVideo SeriesCoaching Demystified: Webinar Debrief
Photo credit: MentorTogether
Coach, mentor, advisor, champion--there are many similar terms that describe an individual you share your personal or professional journey with. How do you know where to begin?
In our latest webinar, discover the value of coaching and learn how it differs from other mentoring models. Karen Phillips, coaching guru and Program Manager at the International Youth http://youthactionnet.blogspot.com/2013/12/coaching-demystified-webinar-debrief.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (YAN Staff)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-2167209093181153482Fri, 22 Nov 2013 18:27:00 +00002013-11-22T13:51:03.721-05:00#SoEnt in the NewsVideo SeriesYoung Leaders Share Lessons Learned at Thunderbird Panel
Today marks the end of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2013. Here at YouthActionNet we have spent the week celebrating stories of young people who turned ideas into action. Their bottom lines may be mission-based, but their sustainability plans and strategic partnerships make it clear: they are entrepreneurs in the truest sense of the word.
Last week, Thunderbird School of Global Management http://youthactionnet.blogspot.com/2013/11/young-leaders-share-lessons-learned-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (YAN Staff)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-836830129378772105Mon, 18 Nov 2013 21:03:00 +00002013-11-19T12:56:16.393-05:00#SoEnt in the NewsFrom the FieldPhilippine Fellows Mobilize Typhoon Relief Efforts
Here at YouthActionNet, we tell the stories of our Fellows' extraordinary impact--their beneficiaries, expansive volunteer networks, and innovative revenue generation strategies. Our Fellows' impact, though, goes beyond the work they do as founders and CEOs. On a personal level, they can't resist acting on the compulsion to right the wrongs in our world.
Anna carries emergency supplies
http://youthactionnet.blogspot.com/2013/11/philippine-fellows-molibize-typhoon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (YAN Staff)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-4922913897737149161Tue, 12 Nov 2013 16:16:00 +00002013-11-12T11:20:40.970-05:00#SoEnt in the NewsLeadershipOpportunities & Events: November and Beyond
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In the latest edition of the YouthActionNet webinar series, Burgundie Fulton of the International Youth Foundation (IYF) provided an overview of Build Your Business (BYB), an entrepreneurship training course developed by Microsoft and IYF.
BYB
is a dynamic blended learning curriculum designed to introduce young people to the basic ideas, actions,
and skills needed to successfully launch, http://youthactionnet.blogspot.com/2013/10/build-your-business-webinar-recap.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (YAN Staff)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-8391551716257615980Fri, 25 Oct 2013 20:19:00 +00002013-10-25T16:43:43.547-04:00#SoEnt in the NewsBig PictureLeadershipThe Power of a Humble Leader
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In just a few short weeks, Naomi Chepchumba, founder of Street Level Initiative in Kenya, will board a plane for the first time ever and travel to São Paulo, Brazil for a week unlike any she's experienced before. She, and nineteen other young leaders like her, will converge October 4 -11th at the Laureate Global Fellowship Retreat.
Together, these twenty young social entrepreneurs will form a http://youthactionnet.blogspot.com/2013/09/excitement-builds-for-2013-laureate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (YAN Staff)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-7718461674383370339Mon, 09 Sep 2013 13:36:00 +00002013-09-10T14:54:39.111-04:00#SoEnt in the NewsFrom the FieldCelebrating International Literacy Day
Guest Post by Selene Biffi
2006 YouthActionNet Fellow Selene Biffi is Founder and Executive Director of Plain Ink, based in Italy.
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http://youthactionnet.blogspot.com/2013/09/celebrating-international-literacy-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (YAN Staff)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-1628754159212618265Wed, 28 Aug 2013 16:16:00 +00002013-08-28T13:16:13.851-04:00From the FieldTechamos Una Mano: a Photo Essay
Program participant in front of an eco-friendly home
Fellow
Rodrigo Arnaud is the recipient of a 2012 Starbucks Youth Action Grant.
Rodrigo is the founder of Techamos Una Mano (Lend a Helping Hand), an organization working to promote the participation of citizens in solving both environmental and social issues in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Rodrigo is using the Starbucks Youth Action Grant to deepen http://youthactionnet.blogspot.com/2013/08/techamos-una-mano-photo-essay_28.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (YAN Staff)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-4051839802176893914Wed, 31 Jul 2013 15:54:00 +00002013-07-31T11:58:14.737-04:00From the FieldLeadershipClosure in Mentoring Relationships
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Inspired by her own mentors, 2011 Fellow Arundhuti Gupta founded
Mentor Together to give Indian
youth mentoring experiences http://youthactionnet.blogspot.com/2013/07/closure-in-mentoring-relationships.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (YAN Staff)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-6150696319223880877Mon, 22 Jul 2013 17:43:00 +00002013-07-23T10:01:30.880-04:00From the FieldLeadershipFrom Social Entrepreneur to Communicator in Chief
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Frank Fredericks is the founder of World Faith and Mean Communications. After graduating from NYU,
Frank worked in the music industry, managing artists such as Lady Gaga.
In 2006, he foundedhttp://youthactionnet.blogspot.com/2013/07/from-social-entrepreneur-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (YAN Staff)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-2946493078374365100Thu, 18 Jul 2013 20:26:00 +00002013-07-18T16:29:17.868-04:00#SoEnt in the NewsLeadershipBringing YouthActionNet to Africa
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http://youthactionnet.blogspot.com/2013/07/a-giant-awakens-new-start-for-brazil.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (YAN Staff)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-6395855574196779912Wed, 10 Jul 2013 17:41:00 +00002013-07-15T09:44:39.635-04:00From the FieldLeadershipOrganization ToolsPrototyping with UNICEF: Intrapreneurial Investments and Resource Mobilization
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Joseph Agoada was selected as a YouthActionNet Fellow in 2008--today he is innovating from within as the Resource Mobilization
Coordinator for UNICEF http://youthactionnet.blogspot.com/2013/07/prototyping-with-unicef-intrapreneurial.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (YAN Staff)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-4443864091238531412Wed, 03 Jul 2013 19:13:00 +00002013-07-15T11:06:52.194-04:00Big Picture2013 Laureate Global Fellowship Applicants: Infographic
In anticipation of the announcement of this year's twenty Laureate Global Fellows, we wanted to share a snapshot of the diverse and inspiring cohort of young changemakers who applied to the fellowship. If you weren't one of them, stay tuned on the YouthActionNet Facebook and Twitter channels to learn about other opportunities for young social entrepreneurs and make sure you don't miss the 2014 http://youthactionnet.blogspot.com/2013/07/2013-laureate-global-fellowship.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (YAN Staff)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-1378137092454232390Thu, 20 Jun 2013 18:38:00 +00002013-06-21T10:19:36.528-04:00#SoEnt in the NewsBig PictureYouth Leadership in the Arab World: Ten Winning Strategies
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Can you believe we are almost at the half-way point of 2013? If you haven't had time this year to focus on leadership development opportunities, or attend conferences that energize your passion, perhaps the best is yet to come for you this year. It's not too late to apply for the following awards or register for these upcoming events. The sky is the limit--you just have to reach. Good luck!
<http://youthactionnet.blogspot.com/2013/05/opportunities-events-june-and-beyond.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (YAN Staff)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003082420093840515.post-4768299165958351738Wed, 22 May 2013 16:36:00 +00002013-07-10T14:21:10.214-04:00From the FieldVideo SeriesBold or Insane? Rafael's Quest to Re-think Recycling
"Less than 1% of materials are recycled in Brazil--In the next five years, it is my hope that S.O.S. will be responsible for increasing this industry to at least 1%."
The percentages may sound small, but the feat is not--Rafael is determined to double the recycling rate in São Paulo, Brazil--a dense metropolitan area home to nearly 20 million people.
As a Laureate Global Fellow at the http://youthactionnet.blogspot.com/2013/05/bold-or-insane-rafaels-quest-to-re.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (YAN Staff)